First published at: duart.hr While the tones of Slavic folk melody played on accordion, fife and bagpipes, are echoing in the background, followed by rough voices of old women trying to catch the right melody, black and white images of people from rural Poland, are slowly changing. Suddenly a composer with a strong chest and […]
Month: December 2018
Deep discussions on a well of life (“The Wild Pear Tree”, N. B. Ceylan)
After getting his university degree in literature, Sinan (Aydin Dogu Demirkolu) returns from the Turkish seaside town of Çanakkale to his native “kasaba” (a community larger than a village smaller than the city) Çan. His desire is to publish a collection of essays and short stories, a “wonderful meta-roman in auto-fiction”, which reflects his not […]
World in the eyes of angels (“Wings of Desire”, W. Wenders)
The thin tip of the pen touches the white sheet of paper. On it, an angel with thick black ink scribbles lines from “Poem of Childhood” (originally: Lied Vom Kindsein) of the Austrian poet, novelist, scriptwriter and translator Peter Handke, in the introductory moments of the film “Wings of Desire” (originally: Der Himmel über Berlin) […]
Procrastination kills (“The House That Jack Built”, L. von Trier)
“Very few make it all the way without uttering a word. But do carry on merrily. Just don’t believe you’re going to tell me something I haven’t heard before. “says a voice in the deep darkness. In front of the immortal guide, Verge (Bruno Ganz), serial killer Jack (Matt Dillon) and us, the viewers, there […]
The Drama of the Life Hopelessness ("An Elephant sitting Still", Hu Bo)
Down under the endless heavenly grey sky of the industrial city in northern China, the fates of the four individuals will be interwoven in one day filled with infancy, violence, murder and despair for a better tomorrow. The only thing that connects all these people in a network of misery, is their fascination with the […]
Drama životnog beznađa šekspirijanskih proporcija (“An Elephant Sitting Still”, Hu Bo)
Izvorno objavljeno na: ziher.hr Datum objave: 06.12.2018 od beskrajnim nebeskim sivilom oronulog industrijskog grada u sjevernoj Kini, sudbine četiriju individua ispreplest će se u jednom danu ispunjenom nevjerom, nasiljem, ubojstvom i beznađem za bolje sutra. Sve se doima da ove osobe u mrežu mizerije upliće samo jedna stvar, njihova fascinacija suvremenom legendom da tamo negdje u […]
Discreet Charm of the Favourites ("The Favourite", Y. Lanthimos)
Originally published at: duart.hr Viola D’amore Concerto in A Minor by Vivaldi is playing in the background while the British queen Anne- starring Olivia Colman-, in a swift, pompous voice, speaks with her favourite, Lady Sarah – starring Rachel Weisz. “Love has limits,” says Sarah, and the Queen replies “it should not be so!”, establishing a […]
Diskretni šarm miljenice (“The Favourite”, Y. Lanthimos)
Izvorno objavljeno na: ziher.hr Datum objave: 5.12.2018. Dok u pozadini odzvanja Vivaldijev Viola D’Amore concerto u A minoru, britanska kraljica Ana (Olivia Colman) brzim, pompoznim glasom razgovara sa svojom miljenicom, damom Sarah (Rachel Weisz). “Ljubav ima granice”, govori Sarah, na što joj kraljica uobraženo uzvraća “Ne bi trebalo biti tako!”, uspostavljajući misao koja će biti detaljno istražena tijekom filma The […]